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Let It Beard

Let It Beard is the fifth and final album by the Boston Spaceships, released on August 2, 2011. The album charted for one week on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart at #42.

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Let It Beard
Plain white cover with the band name and album title printed in large black letters. In the center is a row of three photos, one for each band member (left to right, John Moen, Chris Slusarenko, Robert Pollard). In the photos they all sport beards/chin fuzz.
Studio album by
Boston Spaceships
ReleasedAugust 2, 20111
GenreAlternative rock, Indie, Lo-fi
LabelGuided By Voices Inc.
Boston Spaceships chronology
Our Cubehouse Still Rocks
(2010) 		Let It Beard
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71|100)3
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork(6.0|10)2
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star1

Let It Beard is the fifth and final album by the Boston Spaceships, released on August 2, 2011.4 The album charted for one week on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart at #42.

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Pollard.

  1. Blind 20-20 - 3.03
  2. Juggernaut Vs. Monolith - 1.12
  3. Tourist U.F.O. - 4.18
  4. Minefield Searcher - 2.17
  5. Make A Record For Lo-Life - 3.03
  6. Let More Light Into The House - 5.10
  7. You Just Can't Tell - 2.01
  8. Chevy Marigold - 2.19
  9. Earmarked For Collision - 3.45
  10. Toppings Take The Cake - 1.09
  11. Tabby And Lucy - 3.28
  12. (I'll Make It) Strong For You - 1.56
  13. A Hair In Every Square Inch Of The House - 4.46
  14. The Ballad Of Bad Whiskey - 2.18
  15. I Took On The London Guys - 2.40
  16. Red Bodies - 2.53
  17. A Dozen Blue Overcoats - 1.29
  18. Pincushion - 1.15
  19. Christmas Girl - 2.48
  20. Let It Beard - 4.14
  21. The Vice Lords - 3.27
  22. German Field Of Shadows - 3.32
  23. Speed Bumps - 2.16
  24. No Steamboats - 2.38
  25. You In My Prayer - 2.30
  26. Inspiration Points - 5.24

Personnel

  • Robert Pollard - vocals
  • John Moen - drums, percussion
  • Chris Slusarenko - guitar, bass, keyboards
References

References

  1. "Let It Beard - Boston Spaceships | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. Thompson, Paul. "Boston Spaceships: Let It Beard". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  3. "Let It Beard by Boston Spaceships". Metacritic.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  4. "Boston Spaceships - Let It Beard | Releases". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.